I was enjoying walking along the sea shore digging my bare feet in the moist sand below

Hey! you are on the wrong road came a voice from afar just come over here on this concrete footpath

But ! I said ..life is so sweet on this soft damp sandy beach the hard heated cement just burns my bare feet

Unmindful I stumbled on a big pebble on the sand fell forwards on my knees with my outstretched hands

The soft wet sand protected me from being hurt n bruised had I fallen on the hard road i would have bled n oozed

When we love the softness around our hearts expand n mellow down absorbing gentle vibes abound Smilies take over many a frown

Virgin nature’s path is all I seek it keeps me grounded to reality of life this man made road makes me weak its full of ego greed and pride No matter how long you’ve been walking on the wrong descend it’s never too late to take a u turn wake up and cross over at the bend

When we ignore the outside noise our soul walks listening intently to its powerful soft inner voice on the right road of love n light !

I’ve been mad , bad n’ glad …………at times I’ve been sad ………………..I’ve been the storm ………………………..I’ve been the lull ……………………………I’ve even lived life ………………………………in between the two as well

I’ve laughed n’ I’ve cried ……..at times I’ve even tried ………..very hard to stop my frown ……………n’ give a charming smile ………………….n’ forget that I am down ……………………….for the power of a smile …………………………..can change many a lifestyle

Dizzy with success ………I’ve shouted aloud …………..n’ when failure struck ………………I fell face down from d’ cloud ………………………….in my own created muck ……………………………………that’s when I paused …………………………………………to rejuvenate and refresh

Life was taking an acid test …..i picked up confidence and courage …………………………from the garbage around ………………………………….and geared myself up ……………………………………for another hopeful round ……………………………………………to challenge my ground

It’s then that I realized …….Shades of life are diverse …………..like the myriad varied colors ………………of the beautiful vast universe …………………..making the picture near perfect ……………………….with blessings hidden in disguise ………………………………only when we awaken n’ connect ………………………………………can we understand their price

Awful enemies we have so many Funny ! that they reside in you n’ me Though they aren’t worth a single penny But like hell they keep on defeating you n’ me

How much ever we kick out anger n’ wrath They come back again with a fresh dart Configured cunningly to impede our path Robbing peace and joy from our loving heart

Hate is what we hate to live with But then at times hate never listens Challenges brutally our loving etiquette Filling our insides with poisonous spate

When ugly pride comes thumping in What follows is our plunge into a dirty bin Pride costs us almost everything But when it’s beaten we are nothing

Greed grips us tightly left and right It does not rest until it feels satisfied and raises its evil head again n’ again For greed you know is never quenched

Get out get out ….we cry writhing in pain The stress you all create makes us insane You attack our wandering mind and soul How do we get back our peace , you stole

It’s finally becomes evident that all we need is an awakened soul n’ a mind which pays heed So be a warrior in your mind garden invaded by foes and kill the opponents with soul power that glows

Allow love , patience , humility n’ content to reside and never permit these terrorists to rule your inside Praying for Gods grace to see us through this war To be victorious over our mind , let peace not be far !

What to be and what not to be is a question which often perturbs me at times i feel I may not have acted true that’s when I start looking at myself anew

Be loving to all n’ connect they suggest be aware to join the positive minds nest but when negative thinkers hover around be eagle eyed n’ flit away before they pound

Mould like potters clay they said but don’t mess with virtues already in your head Never mould in demonic vices around for than in no time you come crumbling down

Be like flowing water you are told take the shape of the vessel hold A shrewd shapes himself always this way but a wise knows that to be still at times pays

Keep an open mind n’ listen to others views but that doesn’t mean you agree to their clues let what they have to say be your learning cues for it adds to improve your many myriad hues

Be confident,its an amazing trait to succeed But remember if you go one shade ahead you find arrogance raising its ugly sinister head to stay away from arrogance,add humility to confidence

Be forgiving ,empathetic ,compassionate n’ kind Never pity ,it makes them feel useless n’ resigned We are not on this earth to see through one another, but we are here to see one another through

Understanding what to be and what not to be helps us to be Human Be-ing n’ not Human Do-ing It makes us aware of living with peace ,harmony n humanity and paves our path ahead to walk towards spirituality !

Silence is golden but when thoughts fill your mind Unburden let go what made you dumb , n’ speak kind For words you utter once you cannot retrieve back speak such words for which you never have regrets!

Speak in a way in which you would like to be spoken to For a bad wound heals but a bad word doesn’t do Know d’ power of words and d’ power of silence Life becomes peaceful when you balance the two !

Your life giving breath will cease one day for sure so don’t you while away your precious time here go embrace your soul n’ listen to its sweet voice forget the razzmatazz of this world n’ its loud noise

You are not the charming body you think you are hence fulfilling its desires will take you away far Far away from the beautiful Godly soul residing within and life will then be full of worries sufferings n’ sin

With soul power you live only with love not hate It purifies your thoughts n ‘ keeps your mind awake You learn to forgive n’ forget what created hurt your heart oozes love even when bled and cut

it saves you from experiencing anger n’ distress life fills up with peace content bliss n’ happiness you learn to see yourself in others with no divide for its your soul wisdom that acts as your guide

When you live as a soul truth becomes your goal no lies prick your consciousness to make a hole for a hole can destroy the very ethics of the soul and when that happens mind goes out of control

Live as a beautiful soul forget your name n’ fame Love laugh pray play be kind in this life game give all that you can n’ spread smiles as you go life is short don’t waste this precious breath anymore !

You are here to liberate your soul sublime from the endless cycle of birth n’ death grime expand your consciousness by soul awareness Surrender to soul power and let God do the rest !

Scenes keep on changing dramatically as time flows glistening dewdrops change in winter to icy snow in summer they disappear like magic into thin air till they can’t be felt or seen any where !

Green leaves happily sway with their pretty peers never dream of separation from their near and dear but lo ! one day they change color n’ get detached fly n’ mingle freely with d’ nurturing muddy patch

People come in our life’s n’ stay for time meant to be change n’ leave a painful vacuum suddenly life is too short to waste in sorrow grief and wrath accept every weather that crosses your path

Today you smile with happy mind thoughts tomorrow you may cry entangled in unhappy knots Every day is as good or bad as you perceive change your perception keep an optimistic belief

Change is the rule of nature as we behold so never ever lament for what you can’t hold have courage let go what’s not meant for you with faith hope and trust embrace the new

It’s your mind thoughts that create the sad knots so choose to think positive even during drought some days are sunny some dark like a new moon night life unfolds beautifully when you flash your soul light

Don’t ever lose your way in the crazy maze of life live with equanimity life will be a pleasant drive enjoy the journey with its unescaping ups and downs seasons will come and go for that’s our tryst with time ….

Only if I can lose myself to find myself in you to start a new beginning honest and true for every end has a new beginning I am told Looking around I learn from unseen and untold Oh ! how painful are ways of losing yourself first and then to feel intoxicated in bliss and divine thirst

A heavenly image draped in pretty golden hues Fragrant beautiful flower garlands adorn you flowers bore with courage a lot of pain and distress plucked n’ pierced by sharp needles and thread but now they smile happily feeling blessed to be wound around your gracious divine neck !

The holy prasad presented at your glorious feet has a story to tell of its noble win not defeat It was first stripped as milk from a cow udder then heated and boiled with spices n’ sugar losing painfully its original color n’ form it now feels honored at this sacred transform

The glow of the lamp which burns bright here is possible because of the ghee in it so pure which came into being after milk was churned separated ,heated ,purified and burnt undergoing all this gave tremendous pain only on losing oneself it’s possible to gain

The flute on Krishna’s lips has a story to tell it was an ugly bamboo in the unruly jungle belt going through the unbearable pain of being broken chiseled scraped hollowed n’ holed to play sweet music and dance with the soul Radha felt so jealous that his flute she stole

So lose yourself first to find your true inner rhythm sit in silence n’ listen to what comes from within let go all materialism n’ put on the mantle of love when you wear only love nothing can rule above Be awake oh soul ! let not the world make a hole Shine bright and feel the oneness of being whole !

While walking along a short cut to reach my friends house I crossed an unused rail track which was littered with garbage and muck all around . I felt irritated.

As I passed over the railroad crossing . I noticed that small shrubs ,trees and beautiful yellow and red wildflowers were emerging from every nooks and corners of the exposed earth around the tracks .It struck me that through all of the garbage, God’s creation was pushing its way toward the sunshine.

All around was the ugliness of shanty houses ,rusting metal, and garbage.Yet in the midst of man’s depravity, God’s restoration process was taking place — almost without notice. Left to itself this area would eventually be overgrown with plant life. In time the metal would rust away, and all that would be left would be a beautiful forest surrounding the slum houses.But will this happen in today’s world with greed to grab the golden earth and destroy nature .

On reaching my friends place , right outside the door of my friends house a little off to the left i spotted a pothole We usually don’t notice potholes until they are large enough to cause problems. Normally I don’t either, but this one was in a precarious place right near the main entrance of the house and could not be missed . The water was a run off from an air conditioner.

Suddenly a pigeon flew from no where and perched itself at the edge of the pothole and started drinking the water from the pothole ,in the next moment two more joined and were continuously quenching their thirst.

In my younger days I despised pigeons as they spoiled car screens ,and once my hair and clothes with their droppings .they even flew in flocks into the ventilators of my house dropped dirt and made continuous sounds which at times unnerved me . To me they still reminded me of being dirty pigeons the unwelcome guests .

Suddenly, from within my heart came a conviction. I heard the voice of GOD gently whisper,

“THIS IS My CREATION and listen I even make sure that they are taken care off ”

I knew GOD wanted to show me something in all this. Isn’t it funny how God can set up a scene in the strangest of places to reveal something about HIMSELF . He is always sending messages to us in our daily routine life ….We have to be in an awakened state to be able to understand them .